Josan Jarque left his banking job at 43 to live off his investment income, and in this book — published by Martínez Roca in 2020 with a foreword by Gregorio Hernández Jiménez — he explains how he did it and what he would do differently.
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Josan Jarque left his banking job at 43 to live off his investment income, and in this book — with a foreword by Gregorio Hernández Jiménez — he explains with humor and no jargon the method he followed: systematic saving, long-term investing, and gradually building wealth that generates enough income to stop working. A reference personal account of the FIRE movement in Spain.
Josan Jarque left his banking job at 43 to live off his investment income, and in this book — published by Martínez Roca in 2020 with a foreword by Gregorio Hernández Jiménez — he explains how he did it and what he would do differently. It is one of the reference personal accounts of the FIRE movement in Spain: systematic saving on a normal salary, long-term investing, and the patience to let compound interest do its work. What distinguishes the book is its tone: Jarque writes with humor, without jargon, and with unusual honesty about his own mistakes and about the «stones in the road» — biases, impatience, trap financial products — that trip up anyone pursuing financial independence without the right mindset. It is not a technical investment manual: readers looking for fund analysis, model portfolios, or detailed tax planning will need to complement it. It is, above all, a named, real-life demonstration that an employee on an ordinary salary can reach financial freedom in Spain, and an effective vaccine against shortcut sellers.
For the Spanish saver who wants proof that financial independence is achievable on a normal salary and needs the mindset map before the technique; it does not replace an investing manual.
FactJosan Jarque reached financial independence at 43 after leaving his banking job; the book, published by Martínez Roca (Planeta) in 2020, carries a foreword by Gregorio Hernández Jiménez, a leading Spanish author on stock market investing.
